Nationwide Ekiden in January next year to discuss with both men and women in the direction of cancellation Corona effect September 9 16:48

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Japan Women's Ekiden and the National Men's Ekiden, which are scheduled to compete in prefectures next January, will be canceled for the first time in the history of the competition.

If the tournament is canceled, it will be the first time for both a girl who started in 1983 and a boy who started in 1996.